10:35 PM,
May 14, 2014

Wausau Center mall

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Representatives from CBL & Associates Properties met with city leaders behind closed doors for several hours Wednesday to urge the city to waive $146,000 in rental and other fees at the struggling downtown mall, as well as to discuss its future.

"Wausau Center is in dire need," Chief Financial Officer Farzana Mitchell said during the meeting. "Wausau Center is at a crossroads, and we have to decide collectively what direction the city and CBL want to go. The goal is to make this investment last a long period of time, regardless of who owns it."